Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf1 · 1977 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Evian
Round 10
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/5p2/6p1/r3P3/4RPPK/8/8/8 w - - 17 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Bc4 Bg7
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Na5
  11. 11.Bd3 b6
  12. 12.Rc1 e6
  13. 13.dxc5 Qc7
  14. 14.cxb6 axb6
  15. 15.c4 Ba6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxc4
  17. 17.Qe2 Rfc8
  18. 18.a4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 e5
  20. 20.Ba1 b5
  21. 21.axb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.h4 Ra6
  23. 23.Rb1 Be8
  24. 24.Bxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Bxc4 Rac6
  26. 26.Bd5 R6c7
  27. 27.Qe3 Bc6
  28. 28.Rbd1 Bxd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Qf6
  30. 30.Qg3 Rc4
  31. 31.f3 Rc1
  32. 32.Rdd1 R1c2
  33. 33.Kh2 Qa6
  34. 34.Rf2 Rxf2
  35. 35.Qxf2 Qf6
  36. 36.Qg3 Rc5
  37. 37.Rd6 Qe5
  38. 38.Qxe5 Rxe5
  39. 39.Rd5 Re6
  40. 40.h5 Kg7
  41. 41.Kg3 Ra6
  42. 42.f4 Ra4
  43. 43.Kf3 Rb4
  44. 44.Re5 Ra4
  45. 45.Rd5 Ra3+
  46. 46.Kg4 Ra2
  47. 47.g3 Rh2
  48. 48.hxg6 hxg6
  49. 49.Rd7 Re2
  50. 50.e5 Re3
  51. 51.Kh4 Kf8
  52. 52.Rd8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Re8 Ra3
  54. 54.g4 Ra4
  55. 55.Kg5 Ra5
  56. 56.Re7 Rb5
  57. 57.Rd7 Ra5
  58. 58.Kh4 Kf8
  59. 59.Rd4 Rb5
  60. 60.Re4 Ra5
  61. 61.Kg3 Ke7
  62. 62.Kh4 Kf8

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